Delta now offering 42k coach RT & 106k biz Europe SkyMiles awards
Aug 10, 2015, 5:46 pm
#31
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta Diamond
Posts: 67
Just Booked NYC to CDG Biz class over Valentines Day weekend
I just booked a long weekend over Valentines day 2016.
2 years ago I caught the mistake fare on 12/26 and booked 2 RT to Hawaii for 120 each.
I'm crushing it on Valentines day. Allows me get away with my mileage run to HKG and MNL with my global upgrades by myself!
2 years ago I caught the mistake fare on 12/26 and booked 2 RT to Hawaii for 120 each.
I'm crushing it on Valentines day. Allows me get away with my mileage run to HKG and MNL with my global upgrades by myself!
Aug 10, 2015, 9:04 pm
#33
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Platinum, AA Plat Pro, Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic 3, Amtrak Select
Posts: 966
Thanked Rene on twitter for this one - booked EWR to AMS in DeltaOne roundtrip for 87,000 skymiles in December. Great deal, especially after getting 60k in the last Delta Amex deal.
Aug 10, 2015, 9:11 pm
#34
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 217
Wow, is this an enhancement with the classic meaning? I almost forgot how it feels!..
...But seriously, Delta, where's the catch? There's gotta be some catch, I don't believe in candy without some crap announced. Sorry, that's what you taught us.
...But seriously, Delta, where's the catch? There's gotta be some catch, I don't believe in candy without some crap announced. Sorry, that's what you taught us.
Aug 10, 2015, 9:35 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PM
Posts: 53
Thanks for the heads up. Just booked a trip to BRU in January for 87,000 in J ATL-BRU nonstop. Then checked the weather averages....
Temperature
3°C 37°F
Low Temperature
1°C 34°F
High Temperature
5°C 41°F
Sunshine Hours
5 hrs
Chance of Sunny Day
9 %
Rainfall
70mm
Rainfall days
20 days
Chance of Rain
59 %
Chance of Cloudy Day
35 %
Will be quite the shock the week after STT.
Temperature
3°C 37°F
Low Temperature
1°C 34°F
High Temperature
5°C 41°F
Sunshine Hours
5 hrs
Chance of Sunny Day
9 %
Rainfall
70mm
Rainfall days
20 days
Chance of Rain
59 %
Chance of Cloudy Day
35 %
Will be quite the shock the week after STT.
Aug 10, 2015, 9:36 pm
#36
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Delta now offering 42k coach RT & 106k biz Europe SkyMiles awards
Wait, so the sky isn't falling after all?
Or is this the part where people holding existing 125k RT business tickets start complaining that DL ripped them off by dropping prices after the fact? :P
Or is this the part where people holding existing 125k RT business tickets start complaining that DL ripped them off by dropping prices after the fact? :P
Aug 10, 2015, 9:38 pm
#37
Join Date: May 2006
Location: GA
Programs: VA-PLT, QF-GLD, DL-GM, UA-ex1K, AA-exPLT, HH-DM, IHG-PLT, MR-GLD
Posts: 8,242
As a PLT or DM, if you've got a lot in the bank, this is pretty good because we can always cancel. But for people trying to save up miles for a certain trip, it will be maddening....
Anyway, FT is perfect for this so it should drive a lot more DL forum traffic.
Aug 10, 2015, 10:41 pm
#38
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Aug 11, 2015, 2:48 am
#40
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: EZE
Posts: 123
This sale is now open to everyone. I can see the prices without logging in, and I am not a Medallion or cardholder. Yesterday, I could not see prices below 30k/62.5k.
From some digging, it looks like awards with partner flights are now 30k/62.5k. I couldn't recreate 21k/43.5k awards with partner flights mentioned in this thread, nor could I find any other 21k/43.5k awards on partners.
It looks like the sale runs from October 20 - February 29, or at least those are the earliest and latest dates I found.
It looks like starting the award in the Eastern, Central, or Alaska time zones results in 21k/43.5k awards. Starting in the Mountain, Western, or Hawaii time zones, the discounted awards are 24k/50k.
Not all Delta flights/routes can be booked for the discounted prices. For instance, JFK-MAD, ATL-MAD, JFK-FCO, JFK-NCE, and JFK-BCN are 30k/62.5k even from October 20 - February 29. I note that the excluded destinations tend to be further south and warmer than the included destinations. This thread does a good job mentioning some routes with discounted space. A search will quickly reveal if your route of interest has discounted award space.
Are there any other "rules" to the sale that people notice?
From some digging, it looks like awards with partner flights are now 30k/62.5k. I couldn't recreate 21k/43.5k awards with partner flights mentioned in this thread, nor could I find any other 21k/43.5k awards on partners.
It looks like the sale runs from October 20 - February 29, or at least those are the earliest and latest dates I found.
It looks like starting the award in the Eastern, Central, or Alaska time zones results in 21k/43.5k awards. Starting in the Mountain, Western, or Hawaii time zones, the discounted awards are 24k/50k.
Not all Delta flights/routes can be booked for the discounted prices. For instance, JFK-MAD, ATL-MAD, JFK-FCO, JFK-NCE, and JFK-BCN are 30k/62.5k even from October 20 - February 29. I note that the excluded destinations tend to be further south and warmer than the included destinations. This thread does a good job mentioning some routes with discounted space. A search will quickly reveal if your route of interest has discounted award space.
Are there any other "rules" to the sale that people notice?
Aug 11, 2015, 6:05 am
#41
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Join Date: May 2002
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Posts: 11,974
This sale is now open to everyone. I can see the prices without logging in, and I am not a Medallion or cardholder. Yesterday, I could not see prices below 30k/62.5k.
From some digging, it looks like awards with partner flights are now 30k/62.5k. I couldn't recreate 21k/43.5k awards with partner flights mentioned in this thread, nor could I find any other 21k/43.5k awards on partners.
It looks like the sale runs from October 20 - February 29, or at least those are the earliest and latest dates I found.
It looks like starting the award in the Eastern, Central, or Alaska time zones results in 21k/43.5k awards. Starting in the Mountain, Western, or Hawaii time zones, the discounted awards are 24k/50k.
Not all Delta flights/routes can be booked for the discounted prices. For instance, JFK-MAD, ATL-MAD, JFK-FCO, JFK-NCE, and JFK-BCN are 30k/62.5k even from October 20 - February 29. I note that the excluded destinations tend to be further south and warmer than the included destinations. This thread does a good job mentioning some routes with discounted space. A search will quickly reveal if your route of interest has discounted award space.
Are there any other "rules" to the sale that people notice?
From some digging, it looks like awards with partner flights are now 30k/62.5k. I couldn't recreate 21k/43.5k awards with partner flights mentioned in this thread, nor could I find any other 21k/43.5k awards on partners.
It looks like the sale runs from October 20 - February 29, or at least those are the earliest and latest dates I found.
It looks like starting the award in the Eastern, Central, or Alaska time zones results in 21k/43.5k awards. Starting in the Mountain, Western, or Hawaii time zones, the discounted awards are 24k/50k.
Not all Delta flights/routes can be booked for the discounted prices. For instance, JFK-MAD, ATL-MAD, JFK-FCO, JFK-NCE, and JFK-BCN are 30k/62.5k even from October 20 - February 29. I note that the excluded destinations tend to be further south and warmer than the included destinations. This thread does a good job mentioning some routes with discounted space. A search will quickly reveal if your route of interest has discounted award space.
Are there any other "rules" to the sale that people notice?
Aug 11, 2015, 6:32 am
#42
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New York, western US
Programs: DM/3MM
Posts: 4,246
I am seeing NYC-MUC in J in the second half of Feb for 106k, but only for Tues and Wed departures. 125k on most other days, but some of the flights have sub-optimal returns, e.g. 1 hour connection in FCO or connect in SVO. But on the outbound all partners are showing available.
Aug 11, 2015, 7:01 am
#44
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC (RDU)
Programs: DL Plat (won't hit DM again) 2MM (2.5), HH Gold, PC Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 5,626
I just booked DCA-LHR for 12/2-8 for 87,000. I think I grabbed the last super sale seat because everything in that time frame is now showing at 106.000.
And outbound I have to fly to MSP for the transAtl with the return via ATL.
Still a great deal. Cheapest cash price in the time frame is $4997.
Thanks for the headsup.
tom
And outbound I have to fly to MSP for the transAtl with the return via ATL.
Still a great deal. Cheapest cash price in the time frame is $4997.
Thanks for the headsup.
tom